A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,603 voters
The Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirZ by Therese Anne FowlerThe Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Books About Wives of the Famous
263 books — 211 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,026 books — 3,940 voters
Southern Mystical Moments by Patricia H. GrahamMoonlight on the Nantahala by Micheal RiversGhosts of the North Carolina Shores by Micheal RiversHillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains - And Other Homespun... by Patricia H. GrahamPast, Present, and Promises by Patricia H. Graham
North Carolina Setting and/or Author
475 books — 193 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,068 voters

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan             MooreThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan             MooreIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan             MooreThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan             Moore
Crossover Fiction
164 books — 45 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,738 books — 3,770 voters
The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,461 books — 5,286 voters


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